Kim’s Blog

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I really liked the section entitled “Find Satisfaction in the Everyday”.  Wow, what an awesome philosophy for life and our everyday job of teaching.  In the past, I have talked with teachers that truly seem to ‘hate’ their job.  I have overheard teachers complain, raise their voice, talk down to their students, and/or seem to have a very negative attitude towards their students’ learning capabilities. I feel that it is those types of personalities that give teachers a bad rap.  I can say with 100% certainty that I LOVE my job.  I try hard to live up to this motto.  I feel that my job as a teacher is unlike others in the corporate world because everyday is a new and exciting day filled with new learning and knowledge that I can share and experience with my students.  I have read a couple of books on John Dewey and agree with his teaching beliefs in that schools should place more emphasis on teaching in a hands-on and real life learning through experiences. I try hard to teach my students for learning and understanding to be had each and everyday.  I feel that I am constantly learning from my students and my experience in the classroom. Each day not only brings about new knowledge for my students but also for myself. I agree with Mauro Bautistas comment, “I am proud to affect the lives of so many students and their parents. I hope that, one day, they too will go away to college and come back to help those they left behind” (p. 504). I feel that teaching is one of the most rewarding professions in the world and I feel blessed to wake up everyday and go to a job that I thoroughly love and enjoy.